Colour
#CDC898
- #CDC898
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Tan
#CDC898 is a yellow with RGB values 205, 200, 152 and HSL 54°, 35%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#CDC898#CDC898
HEX#CDC898
RGBrgb(205, 200, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8039, 0.7843, 0.5961
RGB percentages80.4%, 78.4%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(54.3, 34.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.3, 25.9%, 80.4%)
CMYK0%, 2.4%, 25.9%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer13,486,232
CSS custom property--colour: #CDC898;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.31:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#323767
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#989DCD
Analogous#CDAD98, #B7CD98
Triadic#98CDC8, #C898CD
Split complementary#98B7CD, #AD98CD
Tetradic#98CDAD, #989DCD, #CD98B7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R205
G200
B152
Red205 (80.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue54.34°
Saturation (HSL)34.64%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR CD · G C8 · B 98
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